LPG Tanker on Fire off Romania After Apparent Russian Attack

Published Jul 21, 2026 12:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Romanian officials are reporting that they have evacuated the crew from an LPG carrier that is on fire off the coast. The ship, wh...

Oman Faces Environmental Catastrophe off Dhofar Coast From Grounded Tanker

Published Jul 21, 2026 11:13 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Oman is facing an environmental catastrophe as the Russian dark fleet Supermax, the Caroline Bezengi (IMO 9224439) begins to break...

Published Jul 20, 2026 10:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

In policy matters, the European Union takes its time, largely because it takes forever to build consensus between the 27 disparate...

Published Jul 20, 2026 9:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

A Russian "shadow fleet" tanker that reported an explosion a month ago appears to have spilled a substantial quantity of oil at a...

Published Jul 20, 2026 9:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Another tanker appears to have been attacked in the strait of Hormuz, this time off the eastern coast of the Musandam Peninsula. A...

Published Jul 20, 2026 6:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The Russian frigate Neutrashimy, which has just taken up position, it appears, in the English Channel, caused a stir on Monday, Ju...

Published Jul 20, 2026 6:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Last Friday, a private yacht with passengers aboard went aground on an obstruction in the Woods Hole Passage, prompting a large-sc...

Published Jul 20, 2026 5:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

Six months after it was announced that SAFEEN Drydocks, part of the AP Ports Group, was acquiring the Spanish shipyard, Balenciaga...

Published Jul 20, 2026 5:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

On Monday, the Royal Navy's UK Maritime Trade Operations office (UKMTO) confirmed the Iranian attack on a tanker north of the Musa...

Published Jul 20, 2026 4:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

A foreign subcontractor was crushed to death while working at the HD Hyundai shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on Saturday, July 18,...